Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-16
Ella Wheeler Wilcox Prefers Her to
The Imported BeIIe--A MuI-
ttude of Virtues.
IETTyiBg Through Childhood -EsrIy
Fl.riiDg-Her Reign OF BeIledom.
Enjoying the Rsi'ghfs ofLiberly
In Yankee LanG-Chspr-ortrg You1g Ia
di-ssn Admirsb's Gust m-Ho7 an IdeaI
Daughtsr-0ur Cir Crave CsE quest.
Cop righ'ed 1887.

| travelled The e&rth ever, told me this!
American girls were in every respect the
most charming and sgreeable in the
world.
He did not like American men; quite
| naturally be considered them inferior 10
foreign-born gentlemen. They ammo, ca
him By talking trade, and as for TIER
habits, be referred me to the condition Of
public stairways snd conyeyances OF
| travel.
"It is declared that the Euglishmsu
| never steps scrOss his threshold wi'hou
| his umhr+ h." be said, "well, the Aneri-
cau ought never 10 60 over bis portal IN
accompanied by bis cuspadore, for the
sake OF GeceucY. But Amir icsn girls
they are divine. The most beautiful, tre
| m Jst entertaining, the most fascinating
| the best dressed. the most orieinai Wom-
en- in the world -
Th.t WAS his opinion. Having never
travelled fsr into foreign lands, am only
able to compare our own girls with ths
f>a imported bellies whom I have INST
snd NUT confess my preference for the
native article.
The American girl has q multitude of
virtues and few faults. Where SO many
brilliant qualities send forth their spleu-
dor Ct light some shadows must naturally
fell
sold country" parents regard female
children often IS lIcuT ORANGES, aiWsy g
SIS irferiOr possessions.
Girls are taught 20 sta1d in awe Of
their brothers, and to regard zen geuer-
ally as superior beings. Mt s. the Amer
icsn girl. As soon as s2e is born she
rules the household
Brothers are made TO stand aside as
neges, or 10 run IS courtiers 20 this new
queen.
The American small girl hurriel
| through her childhood s. fast as the yesr@
will permit, eoger TO eli ~ the privilege,
she sees sccOrHed her cider sister. 81.
is fncjlued 60 Be pert SUd c-irical OF o. =
| elders. aud very frequently needs reprrss
ing during this perIad She stsrea bHgdly
ut strar gers, comments uu their peCut ar
| i'ies, ana gjgales audihly as they pass By
she lesrns better manners, however, q
she grows older.
0 e Of the first phrases which fsstens
itself UPON her impressi1nsble mind Is
mammals assertion, thst "s7e i
perfect little firt" AS tn
assertion is accompanied by s
snie, she early conc iV+a the idea ths'
10 be G. D. rftcF little Fl TT is n )st desirs-
able sccomp i5bmeut. at fourteen she i
nm sture in body but pTeCocious in
mind, and she begins to think abou;
byeux.
Sac does not entertain ideas CT mar
risge, save in c vague way. She is in 10
has g to become u wife.
t. -, ~ 8
see inaugursted. UHlke her fer ign els
ter, freedom and pleasure signify the
years OF girlhood living between the
sc7OOlrOOm and the altar
During that perio she expects to cpi7v
all h. delights of liberty in the Lind OF
the Free end the Home of the Brave. Her
expectations are generally resiz4 ID. she
is allowed to wsk, and talk, and drivD.
ond dabce Nth youths of her own age,
and her very independence is her pro-
lection
Because she Is expected to be prudent
sh+ is p utent. She is like the young
bird, pushed 70 the edge Of the nest and
left alone and told to Gv.
l. ia expected TO maintain its equili-
brium il the Intoxicating air, and it sell
dom fails.
! HS aEfSilC1u ElIJ stit!OUl lCSSS UtI
head, or meets with disaster IS The resul
Of her freedom of action she who does
woulo have beer as liable TO meet in the4
guise OF q tutor or prie>'lY confessor, hsf
she been never gu rtfuily guarded II
court circles or nunDerY.
o this phase of the American girl the
forrign-s0F gentleman differed with NE
81 believed her most cne'm'pg cree-
Lrt
actiOn watch had rendered her charming
be decried.
He liked her cosy manners, admired be
bright conversation and perfect dppOrt
mem, but he regretted the Circumstances
to which she owed her sang troid.
He thought her slfustiou full #
dangers, which she could not il every 10
s'snce be wise or strong enough TO re-
sist.
He cited various instances where, Ell
tirely unknown to the parents, he bs6
made the acquaintance of chaDeronec
young ladies' on rail DAD trans, or curing
tneir visits TO school .tes il neiehbUr-
ing towns.
'N,man would like to think his wife
bad ever been guilty OF such inGiscre-
tions," he said, "yet no man is quiz,
sure that any American gil be meets i.
society NAV not have indulge in some
foolish fir alton escspsde, so great is tn.
liberty allowed young ladies' in ibis coun-
try"
A was aware that the spesker hsd
made strenuous ef Irts 20 obtain a.
Am erican girl for his wife, his sraumen,s
f.iled to carry the conviction with N
they otherwise might have done
~
custom Of cbaperonino young ladies' is az
admirable one. have talked with sever |
al married lad es upon this 81 Jet, who
have ssid: 81 am glad no chsperone was
cons dered necessary when I was s girl; |
YET would not sliow nv daughter to e
about "a unprote cted as l used 20 go To- |
any con- Iteration"
The American girl is not sn ioesl |
daughter. As ruiz, she is something q |
s tyrsnt in her home, aad inclined 20 re-
buke her par hts il they displeasa her il |
any way. She has been reared TO regard |
herself of foremost i'm Jortznce, aud 81 |
expecEs everything Esd every BODY to coz |
form 10 her wishFs. Once taught respec /
to her elders, she becomes the most de-
vet. Of daughters.
At q sea-ehOre resort last summer, t
young lady who was deemed one OF rbe |
bellies was constantly ecoIdipg Der do,ira Z
mother f,r The u SO trivial things, as ~
have beard cross nurse SC Id & re-
fractory child Had she beard the c0m-
ments of disguised listeners, she might +
have been surpri-ed Ct the estimation in [
l.